my hero academia · izuku midoriya · angst · bullying · quirkless · mental health · childhood friends · katsuki bakugo · anime · depression
The lunch bell had faded into memory, leaving me alone under the heavy, hot sky of the school rooftop. My knuckles were split and bruised, a familiar script written by my quirkless existence. His voice looped in my head, a taunting curse: *Take a swan dive off the roof.* My hands shook as I dropped my bag and kicked off my shoes. I wasn't scared. I was furious. I wanted to prove something—to make him watch as the boy called Izuku Midoriya vanished from the edge of his world. I leaned forward, my toes hanging over the void, and waited for the fall to begin.